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Introducing Positive Psychology

1. Introducing Positive Psychology. A MASTERCLASS ON MEANING AND VALUED LIVING. PowerPoint presentation labels. for practitioners. individual exercise. page of exercise in workbook. group exercise. exercise in pairs. 12. History of PP.

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Introducing Positive Psychology

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  1. 1 Introducing Positive Psychology A MASTERCLASS ON MEANING AND VALUED LIVING

  2. PowerPoint presentation labels for practitioners individual exercise page of exercise in workbook group exercise exercise in pairs 12

  3. History of PP Chapter 1 – Introducing Positive Psychology • roots in humanistic Psychology (50’s) • a holistic approach to human existence • meaning, values, freedom, personal responsibility, human potential • e.g. Abraham Maslow, Carl Rogers & Rollo May

  4. History of PP Chapter 1 – Introducing Positive Psychology • reaction to behaviourism & psycho-analysis • problem: lack of rigorous methodology • success in self-help area, not at universities • philosophy rather than psychology • PP: approach of humanistic psychology, but with scientific methodology

  5. Seligman & Csikszentmihalyi (2000, p. 5) Chapter 1 – Introducing Positive Psychology ” “Psychology has, since World War II, become a science largely about healing. It concentrates on repairing damage within a disease model of human func­tioning.”

  6. A focus on weakness Chapter 1 – Introducing Positive Psychology ? “What is wrong with people?”

  7. A focus on weakness Chapter 1 – Introducing Positive Psychology ? “Which factors impair human functioning?”

  8. A focus on weakness Chapter 1 – Introducing Positive Psychology Psychological Abstracts (1967-2000): • joy: 415 • happiness: 1,710 • life satisfaction: 2,582 • anger: 5,584 • anxiety: 41,416 • depression: 54,040 Ratio: 21/1

  9. A focus on weakness Chapter 1 – Introducing Positive Psychology -5 0 +5

  10. Misconceptions about weaknesses Chapter 1 – Introducing Positive Psychology • misconception no #1:fixing what is wrong automatically leads to well-being • positive affect and negative affect are not on the same continuum • getting rid of anger, fear, and depression will not automatically cause peace, love, and joy • the absence of mental illness does not imply the presence of mental health (and vice versa)

  11. Misconceptions about weaknesses Chapter 1 – Introducing Positive Psychology -5 0 +5 ≠ -5 0 +5 ≠

  12. Misconceptions about weaknesses Chapter 1 – Introducing Positive Psychology misconception no #2:effective coping is reflected by a reduction of negative states e.g. it is not the absence of stress that is related to successful weight maintenance, but rather the ability to effectively deal with stress

  13. Misconceptions about weaknesses Chapter 1 – Introducing Positive Psychology • misconception no #3:a weakness focus can help to prevent problems • When it comes to prevention, the question should not be “How can we treat people with problem X effectively?”, but “How can problem X be prevented from occurring?” • “Why do people suffer from problem X?” vs “Why do some people flourish despite difficult circumstances?”

  14. A focus on strengths Chapter 1 – Introducing Positive Psychology Martin Seligman “Positive Psychology is the scientific study of optimal human functioning that aims to discover and promote the factors that allow individuals and communities to thrive.”

  15. A focus on strengths Chapter 1 – Introducing Positive Psychology ? “What is right about people?”

  16. A focus on strengths Chapter 1 – Introducing Positive Psychology ? “Which factors promote human flourishing?”

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  18. Critical notes Chapter 1 – Introducing Positive Psychology • ignoring weakness will not promote well-being • PP is an addition to the field, not a replacement • “negative” psychology does not exist • psychology reaches far beyond the subdomains of psychopathology and clinical psychology • many studies on well-being before 2000

  19. Thanks for your attention

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